πagarwalmath · 2nd grade · Common Core 2.OA.A.1
📖 Add & subtract stories
One- and two-step story problems within 100
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily finds 45 shells at the beach. Then Lily finds some more shells. Now Lily has 49 shells. How many more shells did Lily find?
Answer: ______________ shells
2Zoe has some stickers. Sam gives Zoe 3 more stickers. Now Zoe has 27 stickers. How many stickers did Zoe have at first?
Answer: ______________ stickers
3There are 36 apples in a basket. 15 are red and the rest are green. How many apples are green?
Answer: ______________ apples
4Mei bakes 5 cookies. The family eats some of the cookies. Now there are 2 cookies left. How many cookies did the family eat?
Answer: ______________ cookies
5Leo baked 62 muffins. Jamal baked 26 more muffins than Leo. How many muffins did Jamal bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
6Leo baked 44 muffins. Theo baked 44 more muffins than Leo. How many muffins did Theo bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
7Jamal bakes 33 cookies. The family eats some of the cookies. Now there are 10 cookies left. How many cookies did the family eat?
Answer: ______________ cookies
8Aiden found 15 shells. Leo found 3 shells. How many more shells did Aiden find than Leo?
Answer: ______________ shells
9Priya has 100 marbles. Priya has 90 more marbles than Aiden. How many marbles does Aiden have?
Answer: ______________ marbles
10Leo has 38 cards. Theo has 52 more cards than Leo. How many cards does Theo have?
Answer: ______________ cards
11Nora baked 85 muffins. Nora baked 37 more muffins than Ben. How many muffins did Ben bake?
Answer: ______________ muffins
12Zoe has 4 cards. Jamal has 2 cards. How many more cards does Zoe have than Jamal?
Answer: ______________ cards
Answer key: Add & subtract stories
- 1. 4 shells
- 2. 24 stickers
- 3. 21 apples
- 4. 3 cookies
- 5. 88 muffins
- 6. 88 muffins
- 7. 23 cookies
- 8. 12 shells
- 9. 10 marbles
- 10. 90 cards
- 11. 48 muffins
- 12. 2 cards
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